Southernmiss
I am hazed everyday
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She does have same age friends that she can do some things with but they really just are not on the same level as her they dont really have the same intrests as her. They sometimes dont get her, like when she asks for more homework in class, asks for pop quizes wants to go faster in school. She wants kids that will work on science projects with her and she can talk about books with, someone who can challange her in scrable and trival persuit and race her in sudoko and crosswords.
She is involved in outside of academic activities she is in band , OM and does cross country and is looking forward to track season, she has done some drama productions and the area community band.
She hears about schools that has other courses and activities. she wants those kinds of classes.
My purpose of post where no one knows me is that you never know who knows the one piece of information you need. Some one here may know the name of the one school that would be the perfect fit for her. if you do or do not believe she is gifted or not thats ok.
I have not pushed her she skipped the grade when she was ready to, she could be already through high school if we did push her, they were ready to give her high school classesba few yrs ago, but we did it when she wanted.
She has spent her summers going to science and math camps and summer school, she already has othe rhigh school credits under her belt those are just the NYS High school regents classes she is taking now. Because that is what she wanted to do.
The school screwed up by saying they cant meet her needs, it opens them up to being financlially responsible...that is when they came up with the two yr plan. which I am not allowing.
She made a list for the school of classes that she wants to take during high school and now they r coming up with a plan to see if they can incorperate some of them.
The bolded sounds like my dd11. She fortunately has a group of friends who she calls "nerds" and they get each other. She has had many long conversations on the phone about birds! And books they have read-almost an informal book club.
DD is in a school of 909 K-6th graders.
It sounds to me like a bigger school with more options would benefit her.
I am not really sure why the responsibility to challenge DD lies on the school your DD is in.